CONCLUSION

"Walls turned sideways become bridges."

I first read these words in Angela Davis's autobiography. Little did I know that years later, I would be witnessing this process as the facilitator of a Walls to Bridges course at Collins Bay prison. As we gathered each week, rearranging the chairs into a circle and sharing our thoughts on justice, forgiveness, anger, and liberation, we not only deepened our understanding of these concepts on an intellectual level, we also learned how to connect them to our lived experience as whole persons. W2B doesn't just break down barriers between people or institutions, it also breaks down barriers within people, turning the walls between thought and emotion into bridges for collective action. The booklet you hold in your hands is an example of what people can do when we bring out minds and hearts together in mutual respect for the sake of Restoring Justice.

-Lisa Guenther